A creative mind is the low-budget filmmaker's most important tool. The whole process of making films begins with a unique thought. Then it is all about sustaining that thought until it grows to be a brilliant idea. Then it is the matter of getting that idea made into a film using every ounce of energy and resources you can possibly muster up.
Most of the successful films that are shown during film festival screenings are films made with a fraction of the cost that it takes to make a Hollywood production. The latest technology, which is primarily built around computer effects and possibilities in technology has made it possible for almost anybody can make a movie. Film cameras, sound recording equipment, and any other equipment one needs to make movies can be purchased for very cheap prices nowadays.
The film making equipment available is available these days can provide a very low-cost film with an overall income, that could appear like some famous director had something to do with the project. This professional appearance coupled with an original story can improve the chances of a film to be recognized at film festivals such as Cannes, Toronto Film Festival or even the Oscar!
However hard they may try be, the top Hollywood film studios will never have a monopoly on creativity. They spend far more than one million US dollars not only in filmmaking, but on marketing research, intending to figure out what is that movie-goers around the globe look for when they visit the movies.
Despite all of this effort, they still have not developed a formula of the formula for success. The motives and preferences of those Film Career who visit the movies are as unpredictable as a natural disaster is. Due to this, the door is left wide open for creative minds of the world to enter the game. All they have to do is come up with an original idea that they can turn into a spectacular film, and then submit their work in festivals like Sundance and let the judges decide. While the major studios have tried to control the festival scene in recent times, it is still the tiny, original minds with the small but original films that are the true winners in the field.